The fate of Northlands Coliseum will be on the table Wednesday with Edmonton’s mayor pushing for demolition even at a $15-million price tag.

The 9:30 a.m. budget public hearing could be the last chance for any Edmonton resident to make a pitch for saving it.

“We’re getting down to the 11th hour here unless someone’s got a — let me be clear here — economically viable idea,” said Mayor Don Iveson, who said lots of zany ideas have come across his desk. But running paintball games through the structure is not going to keep the doors open over the long term.

Northlands signed the final paperwork to end its lease on the facility Tuesday. The building transfers to the city Jan. 1.

Northlands president and CEO Tim Reid said his team is planning a series of public community events to give the building a last hurrah.

More details are coming Thursday, but the family-friendly events will run Dec. 15 through 17. They’ve heard from a lot of people who said: “‘I just want to get back in the building one more time,’” said Reid.

It’s the building where the Edmonton Oilers won five Stanley Cups.

Other cities, including Montreal and Toronto, have repurposed old sports stadiums with a mixture of commercial and recreation facilities. Maple Leaf Gardens now has a Loblaws on the main floor with an ice rink above.

Indigenous ceremonial centre added to budget

Council reviewed the rest of the capital budget adjustment Tuesday, but postponed any vote until after the public hearing.

The adjustment would add more dollars for a new Indigenous ceremonial facility near Fox Farms, repurpose the kitchen and theatre in the MacEwan west facility, a south-side fire tanker truck to serve the proposed south annexation area, and a new GPS system for the city fleet.

Officials are not recommending funding for the 50 Street or 75 Street underpasses at rail crossings yet because they are still waiting to hear on grants from the federal government.